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Gopher volleyball coach named Coach of the Year

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Hugh McCutcheon
Coach Hugh McCutcheon during the 2012 London Olympic Games.
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Yesterday was a bittersweet one for Hugh McCutcheon, coach of the University of Minnesota women's volleyball team. The team lost its semifinal match against the University of Texas in the sport's Final Four, but McCutcheon was named National Coach of the Year.

McCutcheon spoke with MPR News host Tom Crann as the team traveled back from Omaha, Neb.